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CLIBHM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
320 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1895 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 90 246 PM 95 1962 82 8 83
MINIMUM 64 431 AM 43 1956 61 3 68
AVERAGE 77 72 5 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.69 1930 0.16 -0.16 0.32
MONTH TO DATE 0.47 2.71 -2.24 7.52
SINCE MAR 1 9.96 13.45 -3.49 17.65
SINCE JAN 1 19.61 23.43 -3.82 23.63
DEGREE DAYS
COOLING
YESTERDAY 12 7 5 11
MONTH TO DATE 59 97 -38 88
SINCE MAR 1 290 194 96 276
SINCE JAN 1 303 200 103 285
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 81 1200 AM
LOWEST 36 500 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE BIRMINGHAM CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 98 1962
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 44 1973
2011
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 743 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 544 AM CDT SUNSET 744 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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